Unicorns, camels and hangovers: Wackiest hotel guest requests

Charu Suri, for CNN

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Kobe beef for the dog – At the St. Ermin's Hotel in Westminister, London (not pictured), a guest requested a daily supply of Kobe beef fillet for his dog. The concierge team couriered the steaks from a nearby restaurant daily.

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Mariachi band on Golden Gate Bridge – The Golden Gate Bridge, a mariachi band and a proposal -- one guest's dream date came true thanks to chief concierge Eric Edenfield at the Kenwood Inn and Spa in Sonoma, California. It was one of the hardest requests he's ever been asked to fulfill, he says. Read below to find out how the proposal was pulled off amid post-9/11 security.

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Camels – A guest at the Loews Ventana Canyon resort in Tucson, Arizona, wanted to know where he could purchase two camels. Lead concierge Victoria Cote found a dealer, but the guest chose not to buy them citing "a missing hump."

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Unicorn – A guest at the Hotel Indigo Asheville Downtown in North Carolina requested a unicorn in his room. Concierge Katie Brown bought a toy unicorn and drafted a cheeky but friendly note to go with it.

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'Hangover' party – When a company wanted a "Hangover" theme for their party, Vegas Luxury Group VIP used the same suite featured in the original movie with appropriately clad characters, including a 250-pound man in a baby suit, a Mike Tyson lookalike and people dressed as characters from the Wolf Pack.

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Life-sized chocolate statues – With only photographs to work with, the pastry chef at the Towers of the Waldorf Astoria New York spent months putting together near life-size chocolate statue replicas of an Australian couple. When celebrity TV host and actor, Mario Lopez, was immortalized in a mint and dark chocolate statue (pictured), it was only from the waist up.

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Scattering dog ashes in the sea – An elderly woman contacted the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort in Honolulu to ask if the hotel could arrange for her to scatter her beloved dog's ashes at sea. The dog, Aloha Pumehaha, was born in Honolulu and had recently passed away. Was the request fulfilled? Read the story below.

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Fingerprint artwork for a wedding – Senior concierge Katie Allan had to recreate a couple's missing custom fingerprint artwork (not pictured) within hours of their wedding at the Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara in California.

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One guest requested camels to buy, only to turn them down for "missing a hump"

Another guest asked to scatter her dog's ashes in the sea -- her wish was granted

An Australian couple requested near life-sized chocolate statues of themselves

At the Hotel Indigo in Asheville, North Carolina, a guest asked for a unicorn to be waiting in his room upon arrival.

Concierge Katie Brown purchased a unicorn plush toy and drafted a cheeky but amiable note as a special surprise:

"Beloved Guest,

"We saw your request for a unicorn. Unfortunately this is the wrong season. Due to their migratory habits, unicorns currently inhabit the second star to the right of twilight.

"They are expected to return to Asheville sometime this June.

"In the meantime (as Asheville is known among many circles as the Unicorn Capital of the South), we hope that you can accept this very accurate artist rendition of our native fauna.

"If this is unacceptable, we do profusely apologize. As you are not the first guest to express interest in our local wildlife, we have planned a meeting with the head unicorn, Lord Mangus Biffy of the Rainbows on perhaps adjusting his peoples/horses/mythical creatures move to somewhere outside the universe to better align with our guest wishes.

When a Fortune 500 company contacted Vegas Luxury Group VIP to help them throw a "Hangover"-inspired party, the concierge service got them a great rate on the same suite used in the movie.

Added to the mix were savvy bartenders, a DJ and various related characters: a 250-pound guy in a baby suit, two people in tiger costumes, a Mike Tyson lookalike, people in togas and others dressed as characters from the "Wolf Pack."

At the Kenwood Inn and Spa in Sonoma, California, a gentleman wanted to partially recreate his first date with his girlfriend -- listening to a mariachi band at a Mexican restaurant -- so he could pop the question, on bended knee, in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge.

With security at an all-time high -- it was shortly after 9/11 -- chief concierge Eric Edenfield had to sneak seven guys onto the bridge walking in opposite directions, have them put on their sombreros in the middle of the bridge, pull out their instruments and play a tune while the man kneeled.

"It caused quite a stir on the bridge that day," says Edenfield. "She did say yes, thankfully, but it was one of the hardest requests I've ever been asked to fulfill."